UPC-E barcodes are not created correctly from a 7 or 8 digit number

Some UPC-E barcodes may not be created correctly if the full UPC-A number is not entered and are using Feature Level 5 or below font tools. UPC-E encodes portions of the complete UPC-A within the barcode by using variable parity between character sets. Therefore, enter the 11 or 12 digit UPC-A number to create a UPC-E.

For example, a UPC-E number that is 02532038 scans as 025300000208 with a barcode scanner. For testing purposes, use 025300000208 as the UPC-A number. After this number passes through the barcode font tools, the text of U(C5D20D)x  is returned. When this text is printed with IDAutomation’s UPC/EAN barcode font, a correct UPC-E barcode is produced. Only certain UPC-A numbers can be compressed to the UPC-E format.

See also:

• Unable to scan data printed with a bar-code font

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